Cities Again Ask Special Legislature for Funds
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert weighs a request from the Ohio Association of Cities for a new special legislative session to boost state aid to local governments from sales tax receipts. Cities report 1947 48 surpluses and deficits across Cleveland Lima Youngstown and others, with figures showing general and poor relief and street funding rising since 1943.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Ohio Association of Cities
Cleveland
Lima
Youngstown
Fostoria
East Liverpool
Cincinnati
Springfield
Lorain
Toledo
Hershey Raises Wages in New Contract Agreement
Hershey Chocolate Corporation and Hershey estates reach a new contract with an AFL union. Wages rise four to 11 cents per hour for about 3,000 corporate employees and 1,600 estate workers. Long range cost-of-living provisions similar to GM UAW plan included.
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Hershey
Ford Motor Company
UAW
Ford
Auto Union
Norman Matthews
Chrysler
Auto, Steel and Electrical
President to See Navy Cornell Race at Annapolis
President Truman boarded a small escort ship to watch the Navy Cornell crew races during Memorial Day weekend. Secretary of the Navy Sullivan and other top officials welcomed him aboard the USS Williamsburg. He later transferred to Lenore and planned a return to Washington to deliver a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Annapolis
Truman
Navy- Cornell
Navy
Sullivan
Louis E. Dendfeld
Naval Operations
James L. Hollaway, Jr
Naval Academy
Williamsburg
Lenore
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Light flashes to alert parents of crying baby in bed
In Schenectady New York an AP report says a General Electric engineer designed a crib mounted device that makes a home lamp flash when a baby cries. The unit works up to 100 feet and can be adjusted for quiet or loud infants, intended especially for deaf or hard of hearing parents.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Jack Najork
G-E
Cleveland Auctioneer says used car dealers halt buying
R. K. Patton of the Cleveland Auto Auction Company reports dealers have adopted a no-purchase policy as prices for nearly new cars rise. He notes last week a 1947 model brought 1775 dollars, but Monday could not reach 1400. Two cars sold, about 75 late-model autos unsold after price cuts of 200 dollars+.
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Cleveland
R. K. Patton
Cleveland Auto Auction Company
Patton
Pair Held In Kidnaping Of Toledo Man
Two Toronto men Jack Flood and Harold Cavanaugh are jailed in Fort Wayne on loitering charges after a Toledo woman identified them in a kidnapping. Mrs. Marjorie Hockmuth, 25, said she was forced to drive from Toledo to Van Wert and Fort Wayne before the suspects were captured. Authorities weigh whether to pursue federal charges or Ohio jurisdiction or release them.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Marjorie Hockmuth
Toledo, O
Michell Cleveland
Czech Embassy Staff Resign in London Protest
Nine members of the Czechoslovak embassy in London resigned in protest of how their homeland's parliamentary election will be conducted tomorrow. The group reportedly includes General Jan Plass the military and air attaché and his deputy. The embassy said resignations were verbal protests and that replacements from Czechoslovakia will be sent.
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London
Jan Plass
Czechoslovakia
Ohioan Takes British Amateur Title in Wind and Rain
Frank Stranahan of Ohio defeated Charles Stowe of England 5 and 4 at Royal St George’s to capture the British amateur championship. He led after lunch, winning five of the first six holes, with a dramatic 300 yard drive and a perfect iron shot on the 27th to seal a decisive margin. Stranahan, a golfing millionaire, aims to add the British and U S opens and the U S amateur crown to his already captured title.
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Sandwich
England
Frank Stranahan
Ohio
Charles Stowe
Willie Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Stranahan
Royal St. Georges
Stowe
Turnesa
U. S
Bobby Jones
Jess Sweetser
Bob Sweeny
Lawson Little
Charley Yates
Frank
Marshall Holds West Victor In Cold War
Secretary of State Marshall told the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Portland that the western powers are winning the cold war with Russia but the end is not in sight. He warned peace prospects hinge on firmness toward the Soviet Union and cautioned against false peace or rash U.S. actions that could erode global confidence.
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Marshall
West Victor
Washington
Russia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Portland
Ore
West
United States
Six Die In Chicago Apartment Blaze
A three story near southwest side building at 2014 South California Ave burned in a fire. Six people died including a 12 year old girl and a four year old boy found on the second floor stairwell and two unidentified men on the third floor. Lyle Wilkens, resident of the second floor, was rescued and listed in serious condition at St. Anthony Hospital.
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Chicago
California Ave
Lyle Wilkens
St. Anthony Hospital
Paraded to a Boy's Window Hope
Nine year old David Gagnon cannot attend the Memorial Day parade due to burns and hospital treatments. Locals arrange a private walk by by marching units including the Catholic Action Crusaders drum and bugle corps, the 103rd Infantry Combat Team, National Guard, police, and aides to pass his River Street home an hour before the parade.
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Westbrook
David Gagnon
David
River St
Catholic Action Crusaders
Victor J. LeDoux
LeDoux
103Rd Infantry
National Guard
MacArthur Plans June Trip to United States
Tokyo AP reports General Douglas MacArthur ready to visit the United States late in June following the summer political conventions. He rejects early return as politically motivated while reiterating his personal ambitions should stay separate from his role as supreme allied commander in Japan. He Zin notes a possible second invitation after June to address Oriental issues.
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MacArthur
U. S
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Philadelphia
Thousands Flee Floods in Pacific Northwest Crisis
The Pacific Northwest endures its worst flood in 54 years with 15 dead and millions in damage. Emergency declarations span Washington and Idaho while British Columbia uses militia to aid evacuees. Rail lines fail and highways close as Vancouver and Portla nd area evacuations escalate. Richland and Hanford facilities brace amid dike efforts.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Idaho
British Columbia
Canada
Washington State
Great Northern Railroad
Wenatchee River
Cashmere
Vancouver
B. C
Columbia River
Portlaand
Wash
Fruit Valley
Yakima
Fraser Valley
Bonners Ferry
Busi
Butler Man Named Conference Chief
William F. Shors of Butler University was elected president of the Mid American Conference succeeding Dr Earl Shoup of Western Reserve. Don Peden of Ohio University named vice president, W B Councell of Western Reserve secretary, and Dr David E Reese of Dayton reelected commissioner. Cincinnati chosen for next year's spring sports meet in track golf and tennis with a December meeting set for Columbus.
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Athens, O
William F. Shors
Butler University
Earl Shoup
Western Reserve
Don Peden
Ohio University
W. B
Bill) Councell
David E. Reese
Dayton
University of Cincinnati
Columbus
Lan dry wins French International tennis title over Fry
In Paris Nelly Landry of France won the women's singles crown at the French International Tennis Tournament after Pat Canning Todd was disqualified. She defeated Shirley Fry of Akron Ohio in three sets 6-2 0-6 6-0. Fry, Rollins College student, lost service games in the first and last sets.
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Paris
Nelly Landry
France
Pat Canning Todd
Shirley Fry
Akron
Gomes
Miss Fry
Rollins College
Florida
Chrysler Ends Strike Boosts 13 Cents An Hour
Chrysler workers end a 17 day strike with a straight 13 cent hourly raise. The pact raises average pay to 1.63 dollars, extends the contract to August 1950, and allows wage adjustments after June 15 1949. Salaried staff receive eight percent raises with a floor of twenty dollars monthly.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
15 Year Old's Suitor Killed By Grandad
STEUBENVILLE O AP Coroner W H Rogers reports that William Pasco 40 was courting his 15 year old granddaughter Tootsie when Joseph Kinney 68 of Clarington murdered him with a .12 gauge, then shot himself. Kinney entered the home of his son in Salt Run near Trilliant and fled after finding Pasco with the girl.
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Rogers
Clarington
Monroe County
Steel plants to keep open during Memorial holiday
Mahoning Valley steel production will continue without interruption over the Memorial Day holiday with output planned at 103 percent of capacity. Coke plants blast furnaces open hearths and other units will run, many finishing mills will stay active, while fabrication plants will observe the holiday.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Murder Indictment Sought Against 14 Year Old Boy
Chicago AP report states that state officials will seek a grand jury indictment next Tuesday for Roy Adams a 14 year old boy in the suffocation death of his playmate Nancy Schuler.
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Chicago
Roy Adams
Husky
Nancy Schuler
Color Is Confusing In Fire Box Alarm Incident
Cincinnati AP reports a 24 year old West Indian Wingrove Taylor told Fire Marshal Clarence Clark he sounded the alarm while attempting to place a letter in a fire box. He has attended God's Bible School in Cincinnati for two days.
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Cincinnati
West Indies
Wingrove Taylor
Clarence Clark
Taylor
God's Bible School
National Spelling Bee Ends With 14 Year Old Winner
A 14 year old girl from Black Horse Ohio named Jean Chappelear triumphed in the national spelling contest. She deftly spelled difficult words while facing jeers and a crowd that included 16 dollar words like oligarchy. The Akron Beacon Journal sponsored the winner who received 500 dollars and a trip to New York. runner up earned 300 dollars and a kiss. The event, held in the Nashinal Press Klub Building, celebrated efforts to promote spelling amid a culture of misprints and humor.
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Jean Chappelear
Ravenna
Ohio
Darrell Flavelle
Washington, D. C
Jean
Darrell
Washington
Bea
Black Horse
Runerup
Winer
Akron
Beakin-Jurnal
Nee York
Runer-Up
Washington Daley Nose
Biing Onley
Mikey Raney
Skrips - Howard
Nashinel Press Klub
Bilding
Princess Anne to wed former King Mihai in Athens
A source says Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma will marry former King Mihai of Romania in Athens on June 5. The ceremony will follow Greek Orthodox rites by Archbishop Damaskinos. Mihai is 26 and Greek Orthodox. Anne is 24 and Roman Catholic. Pope Pius XII reportedly refused a dispensation. Anne leaves Copenhagen at 8:30 am tomorrow.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Anne of Bourbon
Parma
Mihai
Romania
Athens
Greece
Damaskinos
Anne
Pius XII
Helen
Margrethe
Wallace Attacks Mundt Nixon Anti Red Bill As Dictatorship
Washington AP Henry A Wallace denounces the Mundt Nixon anti Communism bill as a declaration of war on free speech and assembly. He warns the measure would empower the attorney general to proscribe organizations espousing world peace and progress and punish members for registering with him. Norman Thomas also contends third party supporters include Communists while calling the bill subversive and dictatorial in scope.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Mundt
Wallace
Norman Thomas
Henry Wallace
Thomas
House
Eastland
D-Miss
Communist Party and Movement
Russia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Communist Party
United States Congress
Xxx
Association of Our People
Plane Crash Victims Hunted In Crater
In Baton Rouge Louisiana heavy equipment will dig from a large crater to recover seven servicemen and the twin engine C-47 that crashed during a violent electrical storm around 7 30 p m Thursday. The wreckage was not found until yesterday.
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Crater
Baton Rouge, la
Air Force
Yesteray
Jerusalem siege tightens as highways blocked
Arab Legion assault seals all exits to Jerusalem. Jews face shortages of water and food while attempting to breach the blockade. Old City fires rage as surrender follows a five month siege. Hundreds of Jewish men await transfers to Amman camps. wounded to be delivered to Jewish lines.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Legion
New Jerusalem
Old City
Abdullah
Mediterranean
Haganah
Tel Aviv
Holy City
Zion Gate
Amman
Trans- Jordan
Benes Fails To Sign New Constitution
Prague AP report says President Eduard Benes has not signed Czechoslovakia’s new constitution and shows no indication he will. The move fuels speculation about his future in office as the president and top aides remain unavailable for comment.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
People's Democracy
Benes
Dayton Youth Dies in Motorcycle Crash
A 24 year old Marine Corps veteran, Charles Lentz Steinmetz, was Dayton’s 17th traffic fatality of the year after his motorcycle crashed head on with a car. His 15 year old brother Edward Steinmetz and companion O Dell Orrender, 21, were seriously injured with leg fractures and possible internal injuries and chest injuries respectively.
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Dayton, O
U. S. Marine Corps
Dayton
Montgomery County
Charles Lentz Steinmetz
Edward
O'Dell Orrender
Mother Daughter Found Dead In Home
In Akron Ohio a 72 year old invalid woman and her 51 year old daughter were found dead in their home after relatives could not reach them by phone. Effie Schmidt was found in bed and Esther Koehler, a City Health Department employee for 26 years, was found in the bathroom. Police attributed Esther Koehler’s death to a heart attack.
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Akron
Effie Schmidt
Schmidt
Esther Koehler
Comedian Phil Baker Fined and Ordered Off Alcohol
Beverly Hills California AP Radio comedian Phil Baker was fined 200 and ordered by City Judge Charles J. Griffin to abstain from liquor for one year after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts. A drunken driving charge was dismissed. Baker was arrested May 20 after leaving a party marking his 35th year in show business.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Phil Baker
Charles J. Griffin
Baker
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